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Here's how Texas' lawmakers and elected officials reacted to the news of the US House of Representatives' passage of the "Big ...

Some 579 nursing homes would be at “elevated risk” of closure if Medicaid cuts proposed in a 10-year budget reconciliation ...

The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the judgment, either during the upcoming special session or ...

Conservative Washington Post columnist George Will is warning that President Donald Trump could make the difference between ...

Democrats last carried Texas in a presidential election 49 years ago, last elected a U.S. senator there in 1986 and have lost all statewide elections since 1994. Texas Republicans could, however, ...

Senate Bill 2753 will change the voting timeline in Texas for the first time since 1987 and would add more days and more ...

Texas Republicans were divided but ultimately pivotal in helping President Donald Trump’s "Big Beautiful" Bill clear the U.S.

The president wins over sparring factions within his own party to get the bill passed after months of wrangling.

The wide-ranging bill is the vehicle for much of Trump’s domestic policy agenda, containing key changes that will affect ...

Solar energy now makes up almost 20 percent of the grid’s capacity and 40 percent of new gigawatts in line for ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will pay $6.6 million to four former top deputies to Attorney General Ken Paxton who say they were ...